Pieced outer sole.



C. H. IVIERROW.

PIECED OUTER SOLE.

APPUCATION man JULY 2l 19m.

Ls@ Patented Apr.20,1915.

`the part 14, the tongue being made in a separate piece and formed witha which is tted in a recess in the terminal16. 'l Y Y As shown by Figs.6, 7 nal, designated by 16a, pieces or sectionsv having squarelyabutting meeting edges and connected by staples 19.

Fig. 8 shows each section of the pieced terminaly provided with a tongue21e, these tongues being engaged with recesses formed' in therportion14. The continuous abutting edges of the terminal and body and the meansemployed contact with each other render the terminal, in eii'ect, anintegral part of the body, the terminal being free from'liability toswing independently and to beseparated :from the body when the sole isbeing handled. In the embodiment of the invention here shown theinterlocked recesses and projections prevent edgewise movements of theterminal relatively to the body, While the relatively stiii' connectingmembers 19 prevent sidewise movements or the terminal relatively tothebody and coperatewith said projections and recesses inpreventingindependent edgef wise movements of the terminal,'and may beused independently of the projections and recesses as shown by Fig. 6.

Hav-ing described my invention, I claim: 1. A pieced outer sole composedof a onepiece body having a fore portion, a shank portion, and anincomplete heel seat por"u tion, a terminal Jforming a complemental heelseat portion attached to the body, the said body and terminalhavingcontinuous elongated abutting edges which meet Within the area ofthe heel seat and form a joint extending continuously across the soleand arranged to be covered by the heel of the shoe of which the soleforms a part, -and means for positively holding said abutting edges incontact with each other, to prevent and 8, the termiedgewise andsidewise movements of the portion 21d mayv be made of I-piece body forholding said edges in- 4intimate.

terminal relatively to the body, the'v sole formed by said body andterminal being adapted to be manipulated and treated as one part.

2. AA. pieced outer sole composed of a onehafving a fore portion, ashank portion, and an incomplete heel seat portion, a terminal forminga. complemented heel seat portion, the said body and terminal havingcontinuous elongated abutting edges which meet. and form a joint Withinthe area of the heel seat and extending continuously across thesole,-and stili connecting members bridging said joint and engaged withthe body and terminal to positively hold said abutting edges in contactwith each other and prevent edgeuf'ise and sidewise movements of theterminal relatively to the body so that the sole formed thereby'isadapted to be manipulated Aand treated as one part.

3. A pieced outer sole composed of a onepiece body having a foreportion, a shank portion, and an lincomplete heel seat portion, aterminal forming a coxnplemental heel seat portion, the said body andterminal having continuous elongated abutting edges which meet and forma joint within l the area of the heel seat andl extending continuouslyacross the sole, one of said edges having a recess and the other aprojection fitting said recess whereby edgewise movement of the terminalrelatively to the body is prevented, and stiff connecting membersbridging said joint and engaged with the body and terminal topreventboth edgewise and sidewise movements of the terminal relatively to thebody.

In'testimony whereof I have affixed my signature, in presence of-tivowitnesses.

CHARLES H. MERROV.

lVitnesses:

HARRY J. His'rEN, KENNETH W. KEITH.

